Marietta, Ohio

Marietta is a city in Ohio and the county seat of Washington County. During 1788, the city was established by New Englander pioneers as the first permanent US settlement northwest of the Ohio River, and Marietta College was chartered in 1835. Marietta's location on two major rivers made it ideal for industry and commerce, and it later became a center of the railroad and oil industry. In 2012, Marietta had a population of 14,027 people.